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Management of Soil Microbiota

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Biological Resource Management Connecting Science and Policy

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The manipulation of soil microflora can involve changes in microbial diversity and microbial activities and it is carried out for practical purposes. The microbial diversity can be modified by the inoculation of beneficial microorganisms into soil or by agricultural management practices. Indigenous soil microorganisms show a remarkable range of catabolic and anabolic activities. In addition, they are able to degrade xenobiotics whose molecular structure does not resemble that of naturally occurring compounds. It is unknown how the development of cluster of genes encoding the enzymes involved in the degradation of these compounds occured. Another way of manipulating soil microflora is to stimulate or inhibit its activities and these approaches may involve changes in the composition of soil microflora due to both target and non-target effects. Enzymes immobilized on supports resembling soil colloids can be added to soil so as to increase the activity of microbial reactions.

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  2. Institute for Plant Biosynthesis, National Research Council, Via Bassini 15, 20133, Milan, Italy

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  3. School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, GU2 5XH, Guildford, Surrey, UK

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  4. Soil and Water Conservation Research, USDA, ARS, NPA University of Nebraska, 113 Keim Hall, 68583-0915, Lincoln, NB, USA

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  5. Laboratoire de Différenciation Cellulaire Et Croissance, INRA, 2 place Viala, 34060, Montpellier Cedex 1, France

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Nannipieri, P., Falchini, L., Landi, L., Pietramellara, G. (2000). Management of Soil Microbiota. In: Balázs, E., et al. Biological Resource Management Connecting Science and Policy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04033-1_20

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